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J'. H. TUDOR.

GATE. No. 400,976. Patented Apr. 9, 1889.

JC m UNITED STATES PATENT OFFrcE.

JAMES H. TUDOR, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 400,976, dated April 9, 1889.

Application filed September 26, 1888- Serial No. 286,474. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JA ES HIEAM TUDOR, of Lexington, in the county of Fayette and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements in swinging gates, having for its object the provision of simple and highly-efficient means for readily and easily effecting the opening of a gate from either side thereof and to provide for its ready closing.

The invention comprises the details of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my improved gate. Fig. 2 is a side view of a portion thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the latch. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the latch-retaining bar.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the gate, hinged at one end to a post, a.

B is a spring-held latch-rod secured to the gate A, and encircled by a spring, 1), bearing against a shoulder, b, thereof and a cross-bar of thcgate. The outer end of this latch-rod B is designed to engage a pivoted curved arm, 19 secured in a groove of a latching-post, O.

D is a lever tapering to a narrow end from a widened heavy or weighted end, as at d. This lever is pivoted at about its center to the post a, and the same has secured thereto two small friction-rollers, d (1, working in a circular groove, (1 of said post. By means of these rollers the friction caused by the movement of the lever is greatly reduced. To the narrow and widened ends of this lever D are secured the outer ends of ropes or chains E E. The inner end of the former is secured to the gate A, while the inner end of the latter, E,

is passed through an aperture of a pivoted.

to limit the downward movement of the weighted end of lever D.

Two operating ropes or chains, F F, are connected to the narrow end of the lever D, and after being passed around rollers or wheels f f, attached to the post a, they are extended in opposite directions and passed each over a pulley, f secured to an outwardly-projecting arm of a post, f. The ends of these ropes or chains F F have small handle-bars f f connected thereto, as shown.

At a proper distance on one side of the post a is located a short retaining-post, G, from one side of which projects astud or pin, 9, and to the front of which is secured a bent spring, 9. The hooked arm 6 is designed to engage the stud or pin g when the gate is swung open.

In practice, by pulling upon the handled end of either of the ropes or chains F F, the

narrow normally-elevated end of the lever D will be drawn upon and lowered, causing the raising of the other heavy or weighted end thereof. This movement of the lever will draw on the rope or chain E, causing the retraction of the spring-held latch-rod and the freeing thereof from contact with arm 5 The gate will then swing on its bearing, and its hooked arm e will engage the stud or pin g and overcome the outward pressure of the bent spring g. Upon grasping either one of the said ropes or chains F F the hooked arm 6' will be sufficiently raised to be disengaged from the stud or pin g, and the spring g, bearing against the gate, will give the same an initial movement, which will, together with the lowering of the weighted end of the lever, cause said gate to swing to its proper position, when the latch-rod will again engage the pivoted arm 12 It will be seen that my invention is free from all complication, and hence is not liable to get out of order, and it will also be observed that the same embodies advantages in point of simplicity, durability, general efficiency, and inexpensiveness.

I claim as my invention- 1. As an improvement in swinging gates, the lever having the friction-rollers projectin g therefrom and working in a circular groove or recess of the post to which said lever is pivoted, in combination with the gate, to which said lever is connected, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the swinging gate and the post to which said gate is secured, of the lever fulcrumed on said post near its up per end and having a weighted end, the ropes or chains connecting said lever to the gate, and the spring-held1atch-rod, to the inn er end of which one of said ropes or chains is connected, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the swinging gate having the hooked arm, of the retaining-post having a stud or pin and the bent spring secured to said post, substantially as shown and described.

4.. The herein-dcscribcd improved gate, 00111- scribing witnesses.

JAMES H. TUDOR. \Vitnesses:

R. H. COURTNEY, R. B. ALLEN. 

